Nashville vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nashville Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2623
$2741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6220
$6649
🏠 One person rent
$1671
$1620
🏘️ Family rent
$3099
$3006
🍽️ Food expenses
$671
$559
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$408
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4605
$3743
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
78
99
😀 Quality of life
87
98
🏙️ Population
689K
4.84M

The cost of living in Nashville is 4% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 489th and 318th ($2623 vs $2741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 441st and 1st in the United States and Australia, respectively. Check the United States vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Nashville compared to 1.4 months in Sydney. Nashville ranked 46th best city to live in the United States vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 198th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nashville vs Sydney

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Nashville Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.6
$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$77.8
$69.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.66
$6.69
 Cappuccino
$5.28
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.41
$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1839
$1859
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1401
$1319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3812
$3954
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2623
$2433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$75.1
$53.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.48%
6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3579
$17057
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3234
$10833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.26
$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.8
$145
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.3
$29.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.99
$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.3
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.13
$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$8.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.04
$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.87
$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.23
$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$5.19
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.06
$28.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.94
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.42
$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.46
$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.6
$63.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90
$55.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.9
$21.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$54
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.8
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1334
$2005
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20441
$17934

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Cities near Nashville

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Brentwood
$2438
22 km or 14 mi Hendersonville
$2367
25 km or 15 mi Mount Juliet
$2345
26 km or 16 mi La Vergne
$2312
27 km or 17 mi Franklin
$2300
31 km or 19 mi Smyrna
$2255
38 km or 24 mi Gallatin
$2293
41 km or 26 mi Lebanon
$2260
47 km or 29 mi Spring Hill
$2534
50 km or 31 mi Murfreesboro
$2155
66 km or 41 mi Columbia
$1968
66 km or 41 mi Clarksville
$1987
81 km or 50 mi Shelbyville
$2220
96 km or 59 mi Bowling Green
$1651
99 km or 62 mi Hopkinsville
$1766
114 km or 71 mi Tompkinsville
$1725
115 km or 71 mi Cookeville
$2004
146 km or 91 mi Murray
$1817
154 km or 95 mi Athens
$2123
161 km or 100 mi Madison
$2386
162 km or 101 mi Huntsville
$2546
169 km or 105 mi Florence
$1313
177 km or 110 mi Decatur
$2045
180 km or 112 mi Owensboro
$1702
185 km or 115 mi Chattanooga
$1941
189 km or 118 mi Elizabethtown
$1812
191 km or 119 mi East Ridge
$1985
193 km or 120 mi Jackson
$1785
193 km or 120 mi Paducah
$1742
199 km or 124 mi Henderson
$1768
200 km or 124 mi Radcliff
$1933
205 km or 127 mi Cleveland
$2026
213 km or 132 mi Evansville
$1515
218 km or 135 mi Albertville
$1910
219 km or 136 mi Somerset
$1487
226 km or 140 mi Dalton
$1768
227 km or 141 mi Oak Ridge
$2142
234 km or 145 mi Dyersburg
$1972
237 km or 147 mi Farragut
$2120
250 km or 155 mi Gadsden
$1675

Cities near Sydney

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Dee Why
$1998
19 km or 12 mi Parramatta
$2348
29 km or 18 mi Kellyville
$1903
29 km or 18 mi Blacktown
$1691
69 km or 43 mi Wollongong
$1430
117 km or 73 mi Newcastle
$1461
158 km or 98 mi Bathurst
$1610
168 km or 104 mi Goulburn
$1723
205 km or 127 mi Orange
$1463
247 km or 154 mi Canberra
$2604
301 km or 187 mi Dubbo
$1404
314 km or 195 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
377 km or 234 mi Armidale
$1354
378 km or 235 mi Wagga Wagga
$1528
436 km or 271 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481
478 km or 297 mi Griffith
$1669
597 km or 371 mi Shepparton
$1672
624 km or 388 mi Byron Bay
$1862
638 km or 396 mi Traralgon
$1707
683 km or 425 mi Gold Coast
$2152
689 km or 428 mi Southport
$2011
695 km or 432 mi Pakenham
$1719
701 km or 436 mi Berwick
$1716
706 km or 439 mi Bendigo
$1317
706 km or 439 mi Toowoomba
$1552
707 km or 439 mi Dandenong
$1693
711 km or 442 mi Ipswich
$1785
711 km or 442 mi Cranbourne
$1701
713 km or 443 mi South Yarra
$1702
713 km or 443 mi Melbourne
$2356
716 km or 445 mi Sunbury
$1746
724 km or 450 mi Frankston
$1707
732 km or 455 mi Melton
$1708
733 km or 455 mi Brisbane
$2356
735 km or 457 mi Tarneit
$1658
736 km or 457 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1673
775 km or 481 mi Caboolture
$1881
778 km or 484 mi Geelong
$1688
779 km or 484 mi Ballarat
$1327
807 km or 502 mi Caloundra
$1816